"Helen Bakie", daughter of Donald Bakie and Helen Ranaldson, was born about 1823 and baptised in Watten, Caithness, on 20 April 1823.[1]
Donald Baikie and his wife Helen were living in Pulteney, Wick, Caithness in 1851. Donald's profession was carter. Living with Donald and Helen were their daughters Elizabeth and Margaret and a lodger and pauper, Chersty (likely Christy) Harrold aged 70.[2]
The surname is recorded here as BAIKIE as this is the most common spelling, not Bakie.